Synopsis As Introduced Creates the Employee Sick Leave Act. Provides that employees may use personal sick leave benefits provided by the employer for absences due to an illness, injury, or medical appointment of the employee's child, spouse, sibling, parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, or stepparent, for reasonable periods of time as the employee's attendance may be necessary, on the same terms upon which the employee is able to use sick leave benefits for the employee's own illness or injury. Provides that the Department of Labor shall issue rules to implement the Act. Effective January 1, 2017.

House Committee Amendment No. 1Adds language providing that the Department of Labor is prohibited from adopting any rules in contravention of the Act. Deletes language providing that the Department shall adopt rules to implement the Act, including, but not limited to, rules to further define employee recourse in cases of violation of the Act.

House Floor Amendment No. 2Deletes a short or long-term disability plan from an exclusion from the term "personal sick leave benefits". Removes a reference to rights and remedies under the Act as being cumulative. Provides that employers who have policies that provide the required leave do not have to modify those policies.

Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Labor)

With passage of this bill, the Department of Labor will need to add at least 2 full time staff. The increase in staff would consist of a Wage Claim Specialists and an Administrative Law Judge. Additional administrative costs include postage, office supplies and new employee IT equipment and licensing. Expected Cost Impact = $277,000 (2 Additional headcount); Expected Revenue Impact = $0

Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Dept. of Labor)

With passage of this bill, the Department of Labor will need to add at least 2 full time staff. The increase in staff would consist of a Wage Claim Specialists and an Administrative Law Judge. Additional administrative costs include postage, office supplies and new employee IT equipment and licensing. Expected Cost Impact = $277,000 (2 Additional headcount); Expected Revenue Impact = $0